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🗣u: Iøh'køf boaq`løh'khix liap'ar tø siw'zhuix`aq. 藥膏抹落去粒仔就收喙矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

藥膏抹上去傷口就癒合了。

🗣u: Girn'ar ee zhuix'noa suii`løh'laai`aq. 囡仔的喙瀾垂落來矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子的口水滴下來了。

🗣u: Kafn'naf ka y korng`nng'kux'ar, y tø køq khay'sie teq biq'zhuix`aq. 干焦共伊講兩句仔，伊就閣開始咧覕喙矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

只不過責備了他幾句話，他就又開始抿嘴想哭了。

🗣u: Sie aq'ar gve zhuix'poef. 死鴨仔硬喙桮。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

死鴨子嘴硬。俗語，形容人死不認錯。

🗣u: Suy'jieen af'mar zhuix korng “toa'laang svef'jit ciah baq, girn'ar svef'jit ciah phaq”, kii'sit zar tø zurn'pi siør'moe siong aix ee afng'ar beq saxng y zøx svef'jit lea'but`aq`laq. 雖然阿媽喙講「大人生日食肉，囡仔生日食拍」，其實早就準備小妹上愛的尪仔欲送伊做生日禮物矣啦。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

雖然奶奶嘴裡說「大人生日吃肉，小孩生日挨打」，其實早就準備好小妹最喜歡的娃娃要送給他了啦。

🗣u: Y tø si piaw'zurn ee “hvi'ar svef nng hiøh, kaf'ki khvoax be tiøh” ee hid khoarn laang, kiøx y korng pat'laang ee khoad'tiarm, suii tø korng kaq zhuix'kag zoaan phøf, aq na korng'tiøh kaf'ki tør'ui aix kae, y tø lorng tiam'tiam, nar'chyn'chviu voa cit ee laang ee khoarn. 伊就是標準的「耳仔生兩葉，家己看袂著」的彼款人，叫伊講別人的缺點，隨就講甲喙角全泡，啊若講著家己佗位愛改，伊就攏恬恬，若親像換一个人的款。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他就是標準的「耳朵長兩片，但自己卻看不見」的那種人，叫他說別人的缺點，一下子就能說出一大堆，但要他講自己須改進的地方，他就完全不作聲，如同換了個人似的。

🗣u: Lie khvoax hid ee zaf'pof girn'ar bak'ciw kym'kym teq sioxng hid tex aang'kw'koea, zhuix'noa kiong'beq tyn`løh'laai`aq, køq “iaw'kuie kea sex'ji” korng y bøo aix ciah. 你看彼个查埔囡仔目睭金金咧相彼塊紅龜粿，喙瀾強欲津落來矣，閣「枵鬼假細膩」講伊無愛食。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你看那個男孩張大眼睛一直看著那塊紅龜粿，口水都快滴下來了，還「假惺惺」說他不要吃。

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]][i#] [p.]

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef [[...]][i#] [p.]

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

• Syah'ar gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie'aq'ar gve'zhuix'pef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person who doesn't ever admit his mistake even if he should die (Lit. The bill of a dead duck remains stiff.)
  死鴨嘴硬,死不承認

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